Lantern



F. MORANDI.

Gas Lighter.

Patented Feb. 5, 1856.

ATES

LANTERN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 14,201, dated February5, 1856; Reissued February 11, 1868, No. 2,861.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS MORANDI, ofBoston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and Improved Lantern for the Purpose of Lighting StreetGasLamps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part ofthis specification, in which Figure l is a perspective view; Fig. 2, avertical section through the same.

The object of my present invention is the production of alantern for thepurpose of lighting street gas lamps without the neces sity of openingthe lantern, or the delay attendant upon the use of a torch, whichrequires to be lighted and extinguished atevery lamp.

In the accompanying drawings A, is the body of the lantern; B, the lamp;C, a slide covering an opening through which the lamp may be trimmed.Upon one side of the lantern I introduce a funnel D; the smaller end ofwhich just reaches the flame of the lamp.

Vhen in use the lantern is placed at the side of the gas burner E andthe cock being turned, a portion of the gas emitted becomes mixed withatmospheric air and is instantly drawn through the. funnel into thelantern where it is at once ignited. a slight explosion of the mixed gasand air taking place, the flame of which passes back to the burnerthrough the funnel. With this lantern, street gas lamps may be lightedin far less time than has heretofore been required, a lamp lighter beingenabled by its use to tend a much larger number of lamps than by themethods of lighting now in use.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

.The funnel D, applied to the lantern in the manner, and for thepurpose, substan tially as herein set forth.

FRANCIS MORANDI.

Vitnesses P. E. -TESCI-IEMACHER, J P. l/VILLIAMS.

[FIRST PRINTED 1912.]

